Author Po Bronson: Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing

San Francisco-based author and journalist Po Bronson comes to the Commonwealth Club to discuss his new book Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing. Co-written with Ashley Merryman, Top Dog uses cutting-edge science to reveal hidden factors at the core of great triumphs and tragic failures in areas as diverse as politics, finance, sports, eduction, economics and more. A best-selling author, Bronson has written books such as Bombardiers and What Should I Do With My Life?, and contributed to Wired and The New York Times Magazine, among others.

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About the Ticket Supplier: Commonwealth Club

The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation’s oldest and largest public affairs forum, presenting over 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy.

Founded in 1903, the Commonwealth Club has played host to a diverse and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Erin Brockovich in 2001. Along the way, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Bill Gates have all given landmark speeches at the Club.